Twine or cord holder



(No Model.)

B. W. HOWARD.

TWINE OR 00111) HOLDER.

Patented Aug. 19, 1884,.

- view of my invention.

ROBERT \V. HOWARD, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

TWINE on CORD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,641, dated AugustApplication filed April 7, 1884. (So model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Chelsea, county of Middlesex, and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTwine or Cord Holders, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

In said drawings, Figure 1 represents a front Fig. 2 represents inperspective a rear View of my invention in modified form. Fig. 3represents a side elevation of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents in perspectivean inside view of the front or cover of the invention shown in Figs. 2and 3. Fi 5 represents in perspective a view of the reel or spool onwhich the twine or string is wound.

It is well known that grocers, dry-goodsdealers, and, in fact, allretailers of goods, in supplying their customers, secure such goods inpackages by wrapping with twine, cord, or string. It is customary withsuch dealers to have the ball of twine or cord in a receptacle securedto the ceiling, or to the counter in the most convenient place; but inview of the fact that a retail store requires considerable space inwhich to place a variety of goods, it will be seen that to go from placeto place when wishing to bind a parcel is at times very inconvenient andinterferes with doing business as rapidly and conveniently as may bedone by the use of my invention.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and application, reference beinghad to the drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Considered broadly, the invention consists in providing areceptacle forholding twine or wrapping-cord, which can be readily secured or attachedto some convenient garment worn by the dealcr-as, for instance, thebreast or front part of the coat or vest-so that the dealer may wrap andcomplete a package in any part of the store where the goods with whichhe may desire to supply his customer may be located. To this end Iprovide a suitable receptacle for a ball of twine or cord, havingdevices by which it may be secured to the spring 9 is dispensed with.

any part of the garment, as shown at Fig. 1, in which twosemi-spheroidal devices are-rcpresented by c I). These are held inproper relation to each other by the connecting bent wire the respectiveends of which are sooured each to a corresponding semi-sphere, as a b.This holder may be constructed of wire or of thin sheet metal, andshould be preferably provided with an orifice or opening, as d d, forthe reception of a rod upon which the ball of twine may be impaled.

0 represents the ball of cord or twine, which, as will be seen, is heldwithin the semi-spheroidal holders to b. j, represents the end of thecord as it depends from its ball or source of supply 0.

it represents a hook or appliance which, as shown in the drawings, isconnected with the holder a b by means of a cord, t, which passesthrough theuppcr loop of the spring-wire 9.

To use the invention as thus described, the hook h should be inserted inthe garment at the most desirable point. The ball of twine should thenbe placed between thelholders a Z), the spring of the wire 1 permittingthe in sertion of the same.

Fig. 2. represents a modification whereby In this case the twine iswound upon a spool or reel, as shown in Fig. 5, and may consist of twometallic disks, as 3/ 9 connected together by the tube 10. This reel orspool filled with twine or cord is then placed upon the stem m,wl1ich issecured to the back 0 of the cylindrical box shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.

It is obvious that the stemm may be secured to the plate 1) of thecylindrical box, if desired.

Each of the plates 0 p is provided with cylindrical sides, as s, Fig. 4,one of whichis of slightly less diameter than the other, so that whenthe reel of cord is placed uponthe stem m the covero or p, as the casemay be, is placed one upon the other, the friction of the sides 3 .9being sufficient to retain the parts in place. One end of the springshould be passed through the opening :1 before placing the cover inposition. v

A cutting device, as a, (shown'in Figs. 2 and 3 as a curved knife, theinner edge of which is sharpened,) is attached to thelowcr part of cordor twine.

the receptacle, for use in severing when desired.

By means of the hook it my invention may be attached to any part of thegarment where it will be most convenient for use.

One end of the cord, as 7', may be passed through the opening 2 beforethe cover is placed in position.

A small cutting blade or hook may be attached to the cylindrical box, asn,which may in some cases be found useful in cuttir g the The hook h maythen be attached to any desired part of the garment worn by the user, sothat the cord will always be handy and convenient for use when required.

It is obvious that my invention may be used by seamstresses for thepurpose of holding spools of thread, in which case the invention shownin Fig. 1 would be slightly modified, so as to hold the spool of thread,in which case all of the semi-spheroidal holders ab might be removed,excepting only a sufficient part therethe string of to hold the pin Z)upon which the spool would revolve; or the semi-spheroidal holders to I)may be removed altogether, and the ends of the spring-wire,which areshown as secured to the holders, could be extended downward and theirends bent inwardly at a right angle, so as to project within the hole ateach end of the spool, thereby holding it so as to revolve as the cordor thread is drawn off.

It will also be understood that I do not con line myself to the preciseform of fasteningshown, as any other known form of catch or pin may beused instead.

Having thus fully described my invention,

2. The combination of the elastically-supported semi-spheroidal holders(4 b, elastic connection g, and hook h, when constructed in the mannersubstantially as described, and for the purpose herein described.

3. The combination of a reel for holding a quantity of cord, with a boxprovided with an outlet, 2, a stem, m, for holding said reel inposition, and means, substantially as described, as 7th, for securingthe same to theperson,substantially as described.

4. The combination of a cord or string receptacle or holder providedwith means for securing the same to the person, andacutting device, asn, all constructed substantially in the manner and for the purposeshown. and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ROBERT W. I'IOW ARD.

W'itnesses:

M. B. HATCH, GALEN Column.

